NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS NO LINK BETWEEN SATUARED

FATS AND HEART DISEASE

OR
SHOWS LINK BETWEEN POLYUNSATURATED FATS AND
HEART DISEASE
By Sinjin MacLeod
A 2015 study has shown credible scientific evidence of no
link between saturated fat intake and heart disease. Early
results also show dietary cholesterol is healthy. The same
study found increased heart disease related to increased intake
of trans fats. Importantly, the same results also show increased
intake of polyunsaturated fats increased the number of deaths
from heart disease. Most of these results are completely
contrary to the opinion of the established medical community.
Our study encompassed an analysis of heart disease and
food eaten by 184 countries. As a probe to discover if there
was statistical relevance to the data, we initially compared the
25 countries of the world with the highest heart disease death
rates to the 25 countries of the world with the lowest heart
disease death rates. This report is the results of this probe.
These 50 countries represent about 18 percent of the worlds
population according to 2008 World Health Organization data
on population and Ischemic Heart Disease 1.
We then compared this 2008 data to a British Medical
Institue world-wide analysis of 2010 intake of mean dietary
saturated fat, omega-6 polyunsaturated fat, trans fat,
cholesterol, seafood omega-3 fat, and plant omega-3 fat
consumption levels for adults 20 years of age by country and
globally.2

Fordecadeshealthcaresystems,clinicians,andscientistshave
focusedonthemedical,drugtreatmentmodelofdiseasethat
highlightsintermediate,downstream,metabolicriskfactorsas
establishedpredictorsofdiseasesratherthanfundamentalrootcauses
suchasdietandlifestyle.3
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Copyright: Sinjin

Table 1 of Study Results

The 25 Countries of the
World with
Notes
Most Heart Least Heart
Disease
Disease
DEATHS
1,949,384
188,616
1
Deaths/100,000 people
257.6
39.7
2
Saturated Fat Intake
11.57
11.63
3&4
Polyunsaturated Fat
5.8
4.6
3&5
Trans Fat Intake
1.4
1.1
3&6
Dietary Cholesterol
247.5
281.7
3&7
Omega 3 Fat from Fish
85.0
447.4
3&8
Omega 3 Fat from Plants
604.1
710.1
3&9
NOTES:
1. DEATHS -- We are talking real people unnecessarily dying

in the millions every year. The number of deaths from

heart disease is the most significant number in this report;
From least to most is a startling 10 fold increase. This,
more than any other result shows the seriousness of the
problem of heart disease and the potential for saving lives
from a simple change in diet.
2. Heart disease deaths per 100,000 people show the rate of

heart disease. This is the variable that determines which

countries made our list of least and most heart disease. It
is the number of deaths divided by population times
100,000.

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Copyright: Sinjin

3. The dietary intake of the various elements of the table are

measured as a percent either as a percent of total energy

intake or as milligrams/day based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Dietary factors were evaluated as percentage of total
energy (saturated fat, omega 6 polyunsaturated fat, trans
fat) or as mg/day standardised using the residual method
to 2000 kcal/day (dietary cholesterol, seafood omega 3
fat, plant omega 3 fat)
4. The amounts of dietary intake of saturated fats was

relatively equal (11.63 vs. 11.57), however the higher

saturated intake was associated with lower heart disease.
This is completely contrary to traditional western medical
advice of the last 100 years.
5.

An increase in polyunsaturated fats indicates a direct

relationship with a commensurate increase in heart
disease deaths. Again, this result is 100% contrary to
contemporary medical advice.

6. Trans Fat intake has finally been proven to cause heart

disease and world health organisations and governments

are now taking steps to minimize or eliminate trans fats
from the food chain. It shows an increae in trans fats in
the diet indicates an increase in heart disease, the same
as Note 5 above.
7. Dietary Cholesterol shows a significant decrease for those

countries with the highest heart disease rates. This has

also been only recently acknowledged by the medical
industry (See USDA proposed 2015 change in advice on
dietary cholesterol). Dr. Fred Kummerow of University of
Illinois is the man responsible for leading that fight for the
last 60 years against corporate interests. However, even
though the Science has proven that dietary cholesterol
intake is healthy, the medical community is still stuck in
20th century medicine advising us to restrict our diets on
cholesterol.
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Copyright: Sinjin

8.
9. From the chart, the reader can see there is almost no

difference in dietary intake of saturated fats between the

two groups. This saturated fat variable is the only one in
the chart that is relatively the same between the two
groups of countries. WHY IS THAT? To me, its because
there is no significant impact on heart disease whether
you eat a lot of it or little of it.

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Copyright: Sinjin

Table 2 of Study Results

The 25 Countries of
the World with
Most
Least
World
Heart
Heart
Averages
Disease
Disease
Population
756,843,0 475,268,00 6,7 Billion
00
0
DEATHS
1,949,384
188,616 8,576,61
6
Deaths/100,000
257.6
39.7
127.3
Saturated Fat Intake
11.57
11.63
11.7
PolyUnsaturated Fat I
5.8
4.6
5.1
Trans Fat Intake
1.4
1.1
1.1
Dietary Cholesterol
247.5
281.7
248.5
Omega 3 Fat from
85.0
447.4
193.5
Fish
Omega 3 Fat from
604.1
710.1
839.4
Plants

BMJ2014;348:g2272

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Copyright: Sinjin

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